Skip to content
ELCA Blogs

Faith Lens

January 3, 2016, The Force With You

Dave Dodson, Fort Walton Beach, FL   Warm-up Question Is there anyone in your life whom you would consider a hero?  What is it that makes them heroic? The Force With You As I sit writing this lesson, I know...

December 20, 2015, God’s Odd Choices

John Hougen, Elkins Park, PA   Warm-up Question In one minute, how many examples can you list of underdogs beating the odds in sports or politics or entertainment? In the next minute, list unlikely heroes and contributors to the common...

December 13, 2105, Fire and the Seeds to Bear Fruit

Bryan Jaster, Winchester, VA   Warm-up Question What’s the largest fire you’ve ever seen?  Did anything bad or good result? Fire the Seeds to Bear Fruit By now most of us get it, or have at least heard it: fires...

December 6, 2015, Good News in the Wilderness?

Dave Delaney, Salem, VA   Warm-up Questions Many people use landmark events or big experiences as a way of dividing life into chapters or as points of reference to remember when other smaller things happened.  When you are remembering something...

November 29, 2015, Fear Factor

Jay McDivitt, Waukesha, WI ​ Warm-up Question On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being “Totally cool” and 10 being “I’m afraid to get out of bed” – how would you rate your Fear Factor these days? How afraid...